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the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual rhythm in some places. a familiar sound returned to lower manhattan streets last night. ( horns honking ) the power did not. police helped direct traffic with signals still dark, but one taxi driver said it wasn't worth the risk. >> it's been dangerous. i've got to go home, i'll walk. there's no traffic signal light, no nothing there. >> woodruff: you're going home? you're done? >> i'm done already. >> woodruff: it wasn't much easier for pedestrians who made their way on foot, some with only flashlights leading the way. >> it's really unsettling because we don't have power. we don't know what's going on. we don't have anywhere to get to televisions. >> woodruff: many people flocked to mobile charging stations across the city. plugging in cell phones and other devices. but today brou
the u.s. death toll from the giant storm named sandy has risen to at least 63 today. about 6.5 million homes and businesses are still without electricity though there were signs of daily life returning to its usual rhythm in some places. a familiar sound returned to lower manhattan streets last night. ( horns honking ) the power did not. police helped direct traffic with signals still dark, but one taxi driver said it wasn't worth the risk. >> it's been dangerous. i've got to go home,...
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and downed trees and branches littered grounds near the u.s. capitol d across the national mall. president obama visited the red cross national headquarters and warned those still in the storm's path to remain vigilant. >> this storm is not yet over. we've gotten brief gs from the national hurricane center. it is stillgs moving north. there are still communities that could be affected. so i want to emphasize there's still risks of flooding. there are still risks of downed power lines, risks of high winds, and so it is very important for the public to continue to monitor the situation in your local community, listen to state and local officials. >> woodruff: the warning included especially pennsylvania where the rain kept falling and flood waters kept rising today. and where the storm already passed, clean-up was the order of the day with first light utility crews from across the countryegan working to restoreor power to millions of people. >> we're really lucky to have, you know, everybody safe and have the crews already here getting us fixed up. >> woodruff: in parts of appalach
and downed trees and branches littered grounds near the u.s. capitol d across the national mall. president obama visited the red cross national headquarters and warned those still in the storm's path to remain vigilant. >> this storm is not yet over. we've gotten brief gs from the national hurricane center. it is stillgs moving north. there are still communities that could be affected. so i want to emphasize there's still risks of flooding. there are still risks of downed power lines,...
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the u.s., after the toyota camry. white house officials have acknowledged an attempt to hack the executive mansion's computer system. the associated press reported today the recent effort targeted an unclassified network, but the officials said the attack was spotted and stopped. there was no word on who was behind the attempt. a founder and leader of modern ecology, dr. barry commoner, died sunday. his work on radioactive fallout helped lead to the nuclear test ban treaty in 1963. he also was a prominent figure in the first "earth day" in 1970, and even ran for president in 1980. barry commoner was 95 years old. and "new york times" publisher arthur ochs sulzberger died saturday. he led the paper for 30 years, and in 1971 made the decision to publish the pentagon papers, a classified history of u.s. involvement in vietnam. arthur ochs sulzberger was 86 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. we turn to the presidential campaign, with both candidates awaiting t
the u.s., after the toyota camry. white house officials have acknowledged an attempt to hack the executive mansion's computer system. the associated press reported today the recent effort targeted an unclassified network, but the officials said the attack was spotted and stopped. there was no word on who was behind the attempt. a founder and leader of modern ecology, dr. barry commoner, died sunday. his work on radioactive fallout helped lead to the nuclear test ban treaty in 1963. he also was...
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and that's a challenge because roughly one third of the u.s. air travel goes through the new york airport. so getting those back up and running will be the biggest challenge. others are already up and running. so airports in philadelphia and washington are beginning to take service again which is great news. >> warner: why is it prove... i know we're only a day into this, bu difficult to reopen ne yo airports. are these just under water or is there damage? >> well, evaluating damage but so, for example, laguardia has some water on the runways. that needs to be pumped off. the systems need to be inspected both the lighting and landing equipment and the navigation equipment needs to be inspected. j.f.k. will likely open around noon tomorrow. some aircraft will be coming in there and hopully starting full service again on thursday. newark right now is without commercial power. once commercial power comes back on, then the inspect the systemd seeherwe can begin resuming service there. one of the other bigger challenges is is the public transportati
and that's a challenge because roughly one third of the u.s. air travel goes through the new york airport. so getting those back up and running will be the biggest challenge. others are already up and running. so airports in philadelphia and washington are beginning to take service again which is great news. >> warner: why is it prove... i know we're only a day into this, bu difficult to reopen ne yo airports. are these just under water or is there damage? >> well, evaluating damage...
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in u.s. economic news, new claims for unemployment fell last week, indicating slow but steady job growth. stocks on wall street edged higher today on a handful of corporate earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average gained 26 points to close above 13,103. the nasdaq rose more than four points to close at 2,986. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown a major issue of the campaign and the country: the growing debt problem. today, there was a new call for a bipartisan effort to tackle it. itme from a group of more n tha 100 thsiness leaders supporting a balanced approach of spending cuts and increased tax revenues. the group, called "the campaign to fix the debt," released a letter saying it was not pushini any one plan but that any deal should make reforms to all areas of the budget, including social security and medicare. it's an oft-stated goal, but what makes it so hard to more forward on? our economics correspondent, paul solman, has been taking a loo
in u.s. economic news, new claims for unemployment fell last week, indicating slow but steady job growth. stocks on wall street edged higher today on a handful of corporate earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average gained 26 points to close above 13,103. the nasdaq rose more than four points to close at 2,986. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown a major issue of the campaign and the country: the growing debt problem. today, there was a new call...
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consumer spending accounts for nearly 70% of the u.s. economy. the potential for government eavesdropping americans was back before t u.s. supreme court today. lawyers, journalists, and human rights activists argued they should be allowed to challenge parts of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. they argued innocent americans could be caught up in electronic spying on foreign targets. the justice department called that claim a "cascade of speculation." in syria, heavy air raids pounded the suburbs of damascus, syria, after a temporary truce collapsed over the weekend. this was supposed to be the fourth and final day of a u.n.- backed cease-fire, timed to coincide with a muslim holiday. but today, as many as 60 government air strikes hit rebel targets around the country. a car bomb also went off in the capital city, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40 others. activists also reported at least 150 people were killed in violence on sunday. the city of san francisco celebrated the giants' latest world series championship today.
consumer spending accounts for nearly 70% of the u.s. economy. the potential for government eavesdropping americans was back before t u.s. supreme court today. lawyers, journalists, and human rights activists argued they should be allowed to challenge parts of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. they argued innocent americans could be caught up in electronic spying on foreign targets. the justice department called that claim a "cascade of speculation." in syria, heavy air raids...
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i mean, did u.s. officials, american officials think that that created a more dangerous environment for ambassador stevens to be walk into and if so what did they do about it? >> i think they thought it created a more dangerous environment but they were dealing with it adequately. after the attack on the british ambassador's convoy britain pulld out of benghazi and the u.s. made its decision to stay there. the officials we spoke with said it was for unspecified national security reasons. they were doing a lot of different operations in that area, i think that... >> warner: intelligence operations >> basically, yes. and so, you know, there was a need for an american presence there. so, you know, it was explained to us they did keep evaluating the security even up until just before september 11 in light of the anniversary of september 11. they decided that the security was adequate. at least as it's been presentedded to us, it was considered regularly. but it was pretty limited security though. >> warne
i mean, did u.s. officials, american officials think that that created a more dangerous environment for ambassador stevens to be walk into and if so what did they do about it? >> i think they thought it created a more dangerous environment but they were dealing with it adequately. after the attack on the british ambassador's convoy britain pulld out of benghazi and the u.s. made its decision to stay there. the officials we spoke with said it was for unspecified national security reasons....
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who better to astabout inefficiencies in the u.s. health care system than the patients it serves, you? ha sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: we asked for your first-hand accounts of the ways you've experienced wasteful practices in dical care. find those stories, plus all oui healthcare reporting this week on our health page. gwen ifill counts down to election day with some interesting campaign numbers, like how many people have already voted. that's gwen's take.nt find e latest satelinte imagege of hurricane sandy as it whirls up the east coast, plus a slide show of images from e storm so far. on tonight's "need to know", rick karr examines the controversy over new voting rules in the battleground state of florida. >> reporter: that's interstate four down there. the highway cuts the state of florida in half. to the north of it, a majority floridians vote republican. on the other side, tthe south of it, a majority vote democratic. so the balance of political power in florida is here in orlando and in the counties along i-4.e, you
who better to astabout inefficiencies in the u.s. health care system than the patients it serves, you? ha sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: we asked for your first-hand accounts of the ways you've experienced wasteful practices in dical care. find those stories, plus all oui healthcare reporting this week on our health page. gwen ifill counts down to election day with some interesting campaign numbers, like how many people have already voted. that's gwen's take.nt find e latest...
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but in terms of a market for u.s. goods which i guess prident obama allud in one of those clips you had, europe is just much weaker than it has been in the past and in terms of exports from the u.s. it really is constitute ago drag on the u.s. economy. the question going forward-- and this is kind of again what zanny was getting at-- is whether or not it remains a source of profound uncertainty. that's also been one of the problems that europe has caused in the united states. it's just made people worried about what they should do in terms of the future d europe continu to play on people's minds. >> woodruff: so zanny beddoes, do you agree with that? >> i agree james, i think there were two ways in which what's going on in europe affects the u.s. one is, if the european economy is in a recession or even if they're stagnant that has an effect on u.s. exports, there's an incredibly close investment relationship, it's a close an important trading relationship. if you have a europe that is stagnating for the next five, te
but in terms of a market for u.s. goods which i guess prident obama allud in one of those clips you had, europe is just much weaker than it has been in the past and in terms of exports from the u.s. it really is constitute ago drag on the u.s. economy. the question going forward-- and this is kind of again what zanny was getting at-- is whether or not it remains a source of profound uncertainty. that's also been one of the problems that europe has caused in the united states. it's just made...
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sensitive u.s. documents still aren't fully secured at the burned-out american consulate in benghazi, libya, three weeks after it was attacked. the "washington post" reported today the papers detailed weapons collection operations, personnel records, and the schedule for u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, who died in the attack. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland acknowledged only two private guards are protecting the site. >> we have had some challenges securing the site. we are continuing to talk to the libyan side about that. but this was not-- based on what we've seen-- any kind of breach of classified information. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, the f.b.i. confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyri
sensitive u.s. documents still aren't fully secured at the burned-out american consulate in benghazi, libya, three weeks after it was attacked. the "washington post" reported today the papers detailed weapons collection operations, personnel records, and the schedule for u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, who died in the attack. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland acknowledged only two private guards are protecting the site. >> we have had some...
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brown: the assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya and the death of the american ambassador continue to grow as fodder in the presidential campaign. last night traveling in peru, secretary of state hillary clinton directly addressed the question of who bears the blame for security failings in benghazi. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. >> brown: clinton repeated the statement in writing today hours ahead of the second presidential debate. just last week at a house hearing, one of her top aides acknowledged that u.s. officials in libya did ask for more security but were refused. the next night vice president biden had this to say. >> well, we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security then. >> brown: white house officials meant that such requests don't go to the president and vice president and secretary clinton said the same last night. >> the president and the vice president certainly wou
brown: the assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya and the death of the american ambassador continue to grow as fodder in the presidential campaign. last night traveling in peru, secretary of state hillary clinton directly addressed the question of who bears the blame for security failings in benghazi. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. >> brown: clinton repeated the statement in writing today...
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and a war just at the u.s. election campaign would not necessarily be popular and i think turkey would be left alone for other reasons and the economy would be hurt, turkey has been on a ten-year growth pattern and nobody wants that kind of a conflict that could end turkey's phenomenal growth. so a variety of reasons turkey doesn't want full blown conflict with syria. what i see mostly in the next few months is the new normal which is that every time assad picks a fight with turkey, shelling turkish territory, turkey will act in kind and reciprocate. now that we see turkey has shelled syria in return for syria shelling turkish cities, the question is what if there's an incident in which, accidental as it might, be the syrians end up shelling at one more turkish town because some of the shelling is not precise and the syrians are not known for their master of the artillery targeting and if there's another shelling that creates a large number of casualties, turkey would have to respond with a larger force. so i c
and a war just at the u.s. election campaign would not necessarily be popular and i think turkey would be left alone for other reasons and the economy would be hurt, turkey has been on a ten-year growth pattern and nobody wants that kind of a conflict that could end turkey's phenomenal growth. so a variety of reasons turkey doesn't want full blown conflict with syria. what i see mostly in the next few months is the new normal which is that every time assad picks a fight with turkey, shelling...
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a warning from congress today: u.s. companies should stop doing business with china's top two telecommunications firms, huawei technologies and z.t.e. the house intelligence committee reported both have close ties to the government of china. it said using their components in u.s. computer networks could let them steal trade secrets or even shut down vital systems in a time of crisis. the two firms denied any such association to the chinese government. venezuela's leftist president hugo chavez will serve another six years after winning reelection sunday. his margin of victory was ten points, the narrowest in his 14 years in power. it was a bitterly fought race against challenger henrique capriles, who conceded defeat. chavez welcomed that concession last night, as supporters poured into the streets and surrounded the presidential palace. he addressed them from the balcony. >> my gratitude to the right wing candidate and his campaign managers who announced to the country that they recognize our victory. this is a very imp
a warning from congress today: u.s. companies should stop doing business with china's top two telecommunications firms, huawei technologies and z.t.e. the house intelligence committee reported both have close ties to the government of china. it said using their components in u.s. computer networks could let them steal trade secrets or even shut down vital systems in a time of crisis. the two firms denied any such association to the chinese government. venezuela's leftist president hugo chavez...
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the u.s. food and drug administration has widened a warning about medicines made by a specialty pharmacy near boston. the new england compounding center sold tainted steroids linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. as of today, there were 212 cases nationwide, and at least 15 deaths. now the f.d.a. says it's investigating other illnesses that may be tied to the company's products. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: and we return to politics. the battle lines are drawn in this year's massachusetts senate race, where a republican incumbent is looking to survive in a blue state. gwen ifill has our report. >> yeah, yeah, ifill: for nine years ray flynn a staunch life-long democrat was the mayor of boston. this year he's working to re-elect a republican, scott brown. >> i see him with the veterans. he sits there and has a beer with the veterans and talks over all the issues. they love him for it. >> your u.s. senator scott brown ifill: in 2010 brown won the
the u.s. food and drug administration has widened a warning about medicines made by a specialty pharmacy near boston. the new england compounding center sold tainted steroids linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. as of today, there were 212 cases nationwide, and at least 15 deaths. now the f.d.a. says it's investigating other illnesses that may be tied to the company's products. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: and we return to politics. the...
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u.s. >> brown: we come back to politics as paul solman asks this question: >> who do you trust >> woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the-vice presidential debate left democrats today saying they're back on track after a strong showing. republicans argued their man held his own. instant polls split on who won last night's confrontation, but both camps claimed victory. vice president biden moved on today to wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. >> anyone that watched that debate, i don't
u.s. >> brown: we come back to politics as paul solman asks this question: >> who do you trust >> woodruff: plus mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and...
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and they have supplied voter data to every u.s. president since reagan. but this election is different. today digital technology has given campaigns the ability to take that data and target voters with a precision never before possible. says aristotle ceo john phillips. >> we've been targeting voters for a long time, campaigns have been. what's different abouit now? >> a couple of thin that have change 2012 is a watershedear. what's changed is that the campaigns have found that by using powerful computers and sophisticated software that they are able to quickly sift through these mountains of data and slice and dice the electorate to break down that mass of voters to just the people you want to reach and talk to them about something that is relevant. the magic of the big data is the one-to-one targeting. >> reporter: how is the targeting a guy like me? i'm a ridgesterred independent in a bate ground state. >> it starts with the registered voter. the d.n.a. of the electorate. >> reporter: your name, address, gender, race. that's all in the registered voter
and they have supplied voter data to every u.s. president since reagan. but this election is different. today digital technology has given campaigns the ability to take that data and target voters with a precision never before possible. says aristotle ceo john phillips. >> we've been targeting voters for a long time, campaigns have been. what's different abouit now? >> a couple of thin that have change 2012 is a watershedear. what's changed is that the campaigns have found that by...
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it cited the u.s. anti-doping agency's report, detailing allegations of extensive doping by armstrong and his teammates. in russia, investigators opened a criminal probe against a leftist leader accused of planning mass riots against president vladimir putin. it was the latest move in a kremlin crackdown on political opponents. this new investigation focuses on sergei udaltsov, the leader of the left front opposition movement. today, outside his moscow home, >> hold on until the end. don't be silent. that's the most important thing. don't be silent. it is a new wave of oppression. it is precisely a new wave of oppression. it is illegal, and it is the revenge of this government for our activism. i ask all citizens not to be silent, but rather to be angered by this. >> sreenivasan: udaltsov has led anti-putin protests for several years and been arrested more than 100 times during his political career. several other activists are also under scrutiny in the investigation. the u.s. housing market showed new
it cited the u.s. anti-doping agency's report, detailing allegations of extensive doping by armstrong and his teammates. in russia, investigators opened a criminal probe against a leftist leader accused of planning mass riots against president vladimir putin. it was the latest move in a kremlin crackdown on political opponents. this new investigation focuses on sergei udaltsov, the leader of the left front opposition movement. today, outside his moscow home, >> hold on until the end....
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and in boston, former u.s. diplomat nicholas burns, now with the kennedy school of government at harvard university. welcome to you both. let me just ask you to start broadly speaking. what do we take away from last night's debate in terms of how well these two candidates understand american foreign policy and would be a good steward of it? let me start with you. nick burns. >> well, judy, this may sound startling to say in our present red-blue divided partisan environment but i think we have two impressive people running for president. they're bonowlgeab. they're both very smart about the issues. both of them have been successful in nearly everything they've tried in their professional lives. president obama was clearly the more knowledgeable and nuanced and even some's ticketed in the way he describedded the challenges to us on the foreign policy and national security landscape. i thought that governor romney had a very strong moment in the debate, a very good moment when he tied together our domestic economy
and in boston, former u.s. diplomat nicholas burns, now with the kennedy school of government at harvard university. welcome to you both. let me just ask you to start broadly speaking. what do we take away from last night's debate in terms of how well these two candidates understand american foreign policy and would be a good steward of it? let me start with you. nick burns. >> well, judy, this may sound startling to say in our present red-blue divided partisan environment but i think we...